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| New Hampshire Facts |
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On December 30, 1828, about 400 mill girls walked out of the Dover, New Hampshire Cotton Factory enacting the first women's strike in the United States. The Dover mill girls were forced to give in when the mill owners immediately began advertising for replacement workers. |
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The first free public library in the United States was established at Peterborough, New Hampshire in 1833. |
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New Hampshire has a changeable climate, with wide variations in daily and seasonal temperatures. The variations are affected by proximity to the ocean, mountains, lakes or rivers. The state enjoys all four seasons. |
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